Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-20
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nana OF classify this monster IN vies.
DeteFmined 20 investiRats fuftneFs
the captain called for volunteer crew
md b01t gEs iranediAteig manned 10
addition 10 harpanns sad axes, Captain
Hare took bis ribs and City rounds o.
when lhsy eot within fifteen yards
Of their prey the boat vas stopped and
Hare fired.
THE MossrKR ANGRY.
simultaneously With NE sharp crack
Of the rife and The thud Of the striking
bullet, be wrists, il suddenly reared its
hiab head aud bezAn iashinR the water
witt intense fury. Never have ! seen
such fury displayed by a1y cfsalafe ex.
hihited, It's motions we're 20 rapid and
fnrious that Il YES impossible for the
eye 10 retain ils form. All thai vas
/ distinRulshsbls vas 4 huge, dark vfith-
I ine macs surrounded By seething foam.
I INTO which she water vas lssked By the
/ sfrioaeu apdenfaaed monster.
IL q few minutes the Captain bred
another shot. which only seemed to stih
| further enfaRe the beast. By this tins
the blood was Sporting from a number
of wounds in the head and the sur
rounding waters we're dyed deep
crimson.
suddeniy i turned, and with disteud-
cd Jaws, which showed It's huge tnsk.
like testh, commenced to approach the
/ beat.
Tue crew stood ready for the attack.
Hare realized that II was nov Q light
10 the death, and the chances were even
II not Ia their adYeFsaEy's favor. de
threH out four empty water breakers,
/ hoping thereby 30 distract It's afteu-
tion long enough TO enable him TO strike
q vital part. The Ku5e worked to GER
tain extent. The sea serpent ohewed 40
the breakers one after another, and the
captain kept ap constant fusillade but
withoul being able 20 reach vital spot.
THK MoxsrER's ATTACH.
aAsit rescued the side Of the boat, =
be writes, s'if slowly raised lis hiaeoEa
head, erected its neck, aBd with vide
extended Jaws It seized the side and
gun vale OF chr boat and crushed II as
easily 90 though il wss made Of glass.
"Ths oFeR Fained Ia blow after blow
10 ra2id succession With their axes ana
hstchets. The harpo0neF thrust his
keen weapon 10 the bills Ia It's eyes,
willis I shot into its writing and quiV-
efiuR body bail after ball. IL was not
tong that this strange and curious bat
lls continued.
After feg spssmodio trembling the
animal suddenly. With ona oonvulsive
rk that carried away the side OF the
boat, fell With q splash alongside, 8
huge dead Fepulsive mass.
"As Il slowly settled bsneath the sur
face Of the water We hastily attached
to9-line and tried by every effort IN
oar exhausted condition TO secure It for
other and more scientific Investigation.
Although We went to our WORK vito 3
Will, soon found that the strong south
eriy current, together with the oumber-
some body OF the monster, our almost
dismantled boat and our exhaustion
was rapidly settling us 10 leeward aud
on the shoals, and being nov some dis
tance from the ship and night fast set
ting in,I was most reluctantly compelled
20 order tue reptile Gus adritt.
THE MONSTERS HKAD.
"But before We did so We severed lie
head fron its huge bsdy, which We
Don saw disappear 10 the dark water"
Captain Hare says be cannot form
any idea Of the creatures length. Al
no time did be zee more than 40 OF 50
feet exposed, and how much more was
submerged Il oaiy pr0blematiesl. les
color was rusty black on top, fading
10 a veilowish white on the under part.